Blue Trust Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 32.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 847,591 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 2.6% of Blue Trust Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $200,183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CGN Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. First County Bank CT grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 12,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $730,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 20,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 4,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2075 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.